1960 Provincial Speedway League

The 1960 Provincial Speedway League was the first season of the re-incarnated Provincial League, ten motorcycle speedway teams took part.[1][2][3][4]

1960 Provincial Speedway League
LeagueProvincial League
ChampionsRayleigh Rockets
No. of competitors10
Knockout CupBristol Bulldogs
IndividualTrevor Redmond
Highest averageReg Reeves
Division/s above1960 National League

Summary

The league was dominated by Rayleigh, Poole and Bristol. Rayleigh and Poole finished on the same points, but Rayleigh triumphed with a superior number of race points scored. At the end of the season Liverpool and Yarmouth folded and Bristol closed after their track was sold for redevelopment.[5]

Final table
Pos Team M W D L Pts
1 Rayleigh Rockets 18 16 0 2 32
2 Poole Pirates 18 16 0 2 32
3 Bristol Bulldogs 18 15 0 3 30
4 Sheffield Tigers 18 9 0 9 18
5 Stoke Potters 18 8 1 9 17
6 Cradley Heath Heathens 18 8 0 10 16
7 Yarmouth Bloaters 18 7 0 11 14
8 Edinburgh Monarchs 18 5 1 12 11
9 Liverpool Pirates 18 4 0 14 8
10 Bradford Panthers 18 1 0 17 2

M = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; Pts = Total Points

Top Five Riders (League only)
Rider Nat Team C.M.A.
1 Reg Reeves Rayleigh Rockets 11.29
2 Trevor Redmond Bristol Bulldogs 10.92
3 Harry Bastable Cradley Heath Heathens 10.59
4 Tony Lewis Poole Pirates 10.43
5 Alan Smith Rayleigh Rockets 10.41

Provincial League Knockout Cup

The 1960 Provincial League Knockout Cup was the first edition of the Knockout Cup for the Provincial League teams. Bristol Bulldogs were the winners.[6]

First Round
Date Team One Score Team Two
30/05Liverpool47–49Cradley Heath
09/07Edinburgh59–37Sheffield

Second Round
Date Team One Score Team Two
25/06Bradford35–61Bristol
02/07Stoke60–35Cradley Heath
16/07Edinburgh54–41Yarmouth
03/08Poole47–49Rayleigh

Semi Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
27/08Edinburgh38–58Bristol
02/09Rayleigh52–43Stoke

Final
Date Team One Score Team Two
07/09Rayleigh52–41Bristol
23/09Bristol59–37Rayleigh

See also

References
  1. "Championship History". Poole Speedway. 2008. Archived from the original on 16 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-18.
  2. "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  3. Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 129. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
  4. "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - POST-WAR ERA (1946-1964)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  5. "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  6. "1960 Provincial League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
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